function showpay() { if ((document.calc.loan.value == null || document.calc.loan.value.length == 0) || (document.calc.months.value == null || document.calc.months.value.length == 0) || (document.calc.rate.value == null || document.calc.rate.value.length == 0)) { document.calc.pay.value = "Incomplete data"; } else { var princ = document.calc.loan.value; var term = document.calc.months.value; var intr = document.calc.rate.value / 1200; document.calc.pay.value = princ * intr / (1 - (Math.pow(1/(1 + intr), term))); } // payment = principle * monthly interest/(1 - (1/(1+MonthlyInterest)*Months)) }